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Microsoft graphics-on-CPU is warped

Microsoft graphics-on-CPU is warped

The next version of Microsoft's core desktop operating system, imaginatively named Windows 7, aka Vista SP2, may contain an interesting feature for devices with low-end graphics chipsets, or even with no GPU acceleration at all.
Dean Pullen Dec 1 2008 2:49PM Hardware
Toshiba optimistic about SSD rescuing NAND maker

Toshiba optimistic about SSD rescuing NAND maker

Sending positive vibes to NAND flash memory makers everywhere, Toshiba says it’s optimistic about wider NAND flash deployment in the next couple of years, mainly within Solid State Drives.
Sylvie Barak Dec 1 2008 6:42AM Hardware
End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

The wasteful 'rip and replace' culture adopted by many IT departments will be wiped out in 2009 as businesses focus on making better use of the systems they already have, according to service-oriented architecture firm Software AG.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Seagate fixes bug in Barracuda drives

Seagate fixes bug in Barracuda drives

Seagate has fixed a bug in its Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive which caused applications to hang intermittently.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s announcement of a $0 Dell netbook and mobile broadband bundle doesn‘t actually mean the laptop is thrown in for free.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008 3:16PM Hardware
Apple announces seasonal price cuts

Apple announces seasonal price cuts

Apple has announced plans to cut prices on selected hardware by as much as 15 per cent this holiday season.
Iain Thomson Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Fibre and wireless have their place, but won't replace copper any time soon.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Scientists explore magnetic properties of semiconductors

Scientists explore magnetic properties of semiconductors

Some specially built semiconductors have been found to display important magnetic properties which could lead to the development of smaller, faster gadgets.
Sylvie Barak Nov 28 2008 6:40AM Hardware
HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP has scooped up a seven-year infrastructure services contract from FMCG giant Sara Lee to manage its global technology environment.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:04PM Hardware
HP bullish on technology outlook

HP bullish on technology outlook

HP remains confident about the future, despite an overall slowdown in spending in the technology sector.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2008 12:10AM Hardware
iPhone outclocked by MP3-playing sibling

iPhone outclocked by MP3-playing sibling

Apple's iPhone is being upstaged by the outfit's second generation Coldplaying Ipod.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Notebook makers mull Intel and ARM hybrids

Notebook makers mull Intel and ARM hybrids

It's no secret that ARM has wanted to get one up on Intel in the netbook market, but it seems now that makers of little laptops might be willing to accommodate, with talk of hybrid ARM/Intel netbooks just around the corner.
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Hardware
OLPC Oz wants to give away another 5,000 laptops

OLPC Oz wants to give away another 5,000 laptops

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is hoping a local version of its globally successful ‘Give 1, Get 1’ promotion will result in 5,000 XO laptops for disadvantaged children in Australia and the Pacific rim.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Intel and Micron push the button on 34nm flash fab

Intel and Micron push the button on 34nm flash fab

Intel and Micron have today announced mass production of their jointly developed 34nm, 32 gigabit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory device
Stewart Meagher Nov 25 2008 6:23AM Hardware
Psystar case reveals Apple's lax approach to email management

Psystar case reveals Apple's lax approach to email management

Apple's anti-trust battle against Mac clone vendor Psystar has thrown up a damning revelation regarding Apple's corporate email and document retention policy, or rather its apparent lack of such a policy.
Ian Williams Nov 25 2008 6:11AM Hardware
IBM dominates green supercomputer list

IBM dominates green supercomputer list

IBM produces the most powerful and energy efficient computers on the planet, according to the latest supercomputing Green500 list.
David Neal Nov 25 2008 6:11AM Hardware
Helium-ion tech measures 'close' to diameter of atom

Helium-ion tech measures 'close' to diameter of atom

Carl Zeiss SMT claims to have set a new record resolution benchmark for surface imaging in the sub-nanometer range with a series of measurements closing in on the diameter of a single atom.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 12:20PM Hardware
Microsoft makes a phone with Nvidia

Microsoft makes a phone with Nvidia

What do you get if you take an iPhone, remove the clean UI, user friendliness, nice industrial design, battery life, cachet, functional OS, and in general everything else that makes it worthwhile?
Charlie Demerjian Nov 24 2008 6:51AM Hardware
IBM plans to develop super brainy computer

IBM plans to develop super brainy computer

IBM is pairing up with leading US universities to build a computer that emulates human brain capabilities.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 24 2008 6:36AM Hardware
Nokia S60 users to get Lotus email

Nokia S60 users to get Lotus email

Nokia has confirmed that S60 smartphone users will have access to Lotus email from December following a new deal with IBM, which owns the majority of Symbian.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 22 2008 1:43PM Hardware

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